Francis Longworth & Unknown

“Creggan is about three miles south-east of Athlone – where was a house rather than a castle which burned in 1919. Athlone is on the river Shannon and would be approx. 2 hr. drive to Shannon (airport).” infomation from Westmeath Tourism 1999.

“Craggan is only one of several alternative spellings available for the name of the Longworth farm a few miles east of Athlone. It can also appear as Creggan or Cregeen.” Jack Swift

*Francis Longworth was the son and heir of *Francis Longworth and
the grandson of *Peter the Cromwellian soldier.

1855 Captain Thomas Dames Longworth.. standing near wall, bell tent in background;
Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection;
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-USZC4-9318
from Lecture given at the Library of Congress October 13th 2004. by Richard Pare
The Angel of Death has been abroad throughout the land. Roger Fenton and the Crimean War.
“On a purely compositional level the portrait of Captain Dames is one of the most striking in the series. It remains one of the strongest of all Fenton’s portraits; the rushing perspective of the vectored angle of the clapboard wall fixes the subject firmly in space. The articulated negative and positive triangulation of the background maintains the geometric tension of the image. The dress uniform of an officer of the Royal Artillery with its elaborate frogging and embroidery seems at odds with his introspective gaze. He survived the war and it seems that he returned to Ireland, he married and had .. children.”

e-mail from Patrick Vaughan Robert Staples Longworth-Dames (1844-1922), of 21 Herbert Street, Dublin. He was son of Francis LD by his 2nd marriage. He was a classics scholar, winning prizes in University, and eventually being awarded a Gold Medal (which my sister has) in his finals. BA 1862 at Trinty College Dublin. He was a barrister (Q.C.), working in the Irish Land Commission. His final post was “Chief Examiner of Title”. He was a keen churchman, being churchwarden of St Bartholomew’s Dublin seven times between 1878 and 1914. He was a Mason (Lodge 141). He married Mary Anne Alice Jameson (daughter of a Director of Jameson’s Whiskey). The gross value of his estate for probate was ¬£14,274:14s:3d. They had only one son, Francis James Nesbitt LD (1879-1923) (my grandfather). I could go on….

“Creggan is about three miles south-east of Athlone – where was a house rather than a castle which burned in 1919. Athlone is on the river Shannon and would be approx. 2 hr. drive to Shannon (airport).” infomation from Westmeath Tourism 1999.

“Craggan is only one of several alternative spellings available for the name of the Longworth farm a few miles east of Athlone. It can also appear as Creggan or Cregeen.” Jack Swift

Glynwood House built for John Longworth ca 1860
“South Westmeath ; Farm and Folks “by Jerimiah Sheeham page 49
pictures were contributed by Pat Longworth of Australia for use on this site

“In 1919, soon after Major T M Montgomery’s return Glynwood House was accidentally burned beyond repair. All the family now went to live in Cregeen House, where a large staff of house-workers and gardeners was maintained. Cregeen House was burned by Irish Republican forces on the same night as, and for the same reasons as Moydrum Castle was burned. With both “big houses” gone, the family decided to leave the area where they had lived for almost 300 years.” Jeremiah Sheehan in “South Westmeath Farm and Folk” pub. 1978

“RE: Paulina Dames Longworth who married Robert Nicholl Caddell- I have discovered since my e-mail to you that Paulina was the daughter of Edward Travers Dames Longworth and Hester Cockerell (this Cockerell no Connection of mine) who in turn was the son of Francis Travers Dames Longworth etc” -Peter Cockerill

Hello I am looking for David Fitzgerald Longworth.
He was a capt. with the 31st regiment of foot and led the regiment at the Battle of Sobraon. Was promoted to major for gallantry.
I am looking for a portrait of him I am told exists.

Hello,
After just looking through your very informative site, have you ever come across a Capt. William Dames 1779 – 1842 – who lived in Ireland and Nottingham UK
or a Patrick Dames born about 1797 in Dublin?
I have been looking for these people for a very long time.
Kind Regards,
Lynne